Mobility Package 1: putting protectionist ambitions into action, MEPs sabotage single market, green deal and EU economic recovery

Lithuanian hauliers deeply regret the outcome of the European Parliament’s vote on the Mobility Package 1. It is outrageous that instead of defending the common European interest in every policy field, MEPs chose to treat the road transport sector and EU’s peripheral Member States as a European under-class, in isolation from EU’s key strategic ambitions … Skaityti toliau

Book “How did it happen? Christoph Dieckmann answers to Rūta Vanagaitė” presentation

Dr. Christoph Dieckmann is a prominent German historian, a member of the Presidential International Commission for the Evaluation of Nazi and Soviet Crimes, his monumental study „German Occupation Policy in Lithuania 1941-1944“ (Deutsche Besatzungspolitik in Litauen 1941–1944) was awarded the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research. His new book “How did it happen? … Skaityti toliau

The Lithuanian Association of Castles and Manors presents a video clip and invites you to explore Lithuanian manors

With its new video showcasing the beauty of nature, historical castles and manors, the Lithuanian Association of Castles and Manors inspires the viewer to explore Lithuania and its cultural heritage. You are invited to travel Castles and manor houses, architectural ensembles surrounded by green parks, wrapped in a veil of history, adorning the entire landscape … Skaityti toliau

Lithuanian businesses join forces to combat COVID-19

In the face of the pandemic, businesses and institutions in all countries began looking for solutions to contribute to faster management of COVID-19. Lithuania is not an exception: Lithuania exports and entrepreneurship agency “Enterprise Lithuania” promptly mobilized and took the initiative “Business against COVID-19”. This initiative aims to coordinate the Lithuanian businesses who can supply … Skaityti toliau

In the light of the centenary of the Constituent Seimas and of the Republic of Lithuania, the Seimas undertook to foster the traditions of the Lithuanian parliamentarianism

Press release, 14 May 2020 On the eve of the centenary of the Constituent Seimas and of the Republic of Lithuania, the Seimas adopted a Resolution on the Centenary of the Constituent Seimas (draft No XIII-4798), thereby undertaking to preserve and cherish the traditions of the Lithuanian parliamentarianism and their historical memory, with a strong emphasis on … Skaityti toliau

Lithuania Joins the European Biobanking Research Infrastructure as Observer

GRAZ, Austria, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lithuania has officially joined the Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) on 15 April 2020. Lithuania has become the 21st Member of BBMRI-ERIC. The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport will be the coordinating institution, while the new BBMRI-ERIC National Node will … Skaityti toliau

Lithuanian business leap to the Internet: 1000 online shops in one place, every tenth – a new one

In the first week of quarantine, the entrepreneurship and export development agency “Enterprise Lithuania” initiated the business support initiative “No quarantine on the Internet”, which per one month gathered 1000 Lithuanian online shops under one domain www.internetekarantinonera.lt. It brought together 100 professionals who have become mentors for businesses that are looking to digitize their activities … Skaityti toliau

After more than half a century, dissident Antanas Terleckas returned to the VU community of historians

Antanas Terleckas, 92 years old survivor of political exile, resistant, laureate of Prize for Freedom and a student of Vilnius University (VU) the Faculty of Economics and History – Philology, received a diploma of Recovering Memory. The diploma, which honours the former student and symbolically rebuilds the grievances of totalitarian regimes for removal from studies … Skaityti toliau

Establishment of a Closed Joint Stock Company in Lithuania

Doing business in Lithuania is possible having the appropriate legal form. A foreign investor is entitled to conduct business activity in Lithuania through an established legal person, branch, representative office or permanent establishment (registration at the tax office). This article presents the requirements and conditions for the foreign investor to establish one of the most … Skaityti toliau

Regional Consultation about Restitution of Holocaust Era Assets

At the beginning of December regional conference regarding restitution of Holocaust era assets will be held in Vilnius. The experiences of returning assets of European countries will be reviewed and well-known historians will present their research about what happened in Lithuanian during WWII. The conference is dedicated to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Terezin declaration. … Skaityti toliau